(uc)Linux support for Xilinx FPGAs is going to next level

Hi

V4FX Linux 2.6 by end of Aug 2006
MB uClinux 2.6 by Dec 6 2006
by
http://www.lynuxworks.com
both will be pushed to open/GPL linux tree

thats the current schedule from Xilinx

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for those who are interested then the new ver 5 MicroBlaze is fully
compatible to ver 4 - I have tested with "old" uClinux 2.4.x images
they run succesfully in MicroBlaze v5 based systems (in Virtex-4
targets).

Official support for Virtex-5 MicroBlaze (ver 5) will be included in
EDK 8.2 SP2

Xilant XSIM simulator supporting MicroBlaze (and capable to run
different uClinux versions) will shortly be available (Xilinx VP
simulator currently does not succesfully boot uclinux).

Antti Lukats
http://xilant.com

PS Our rootserver had to be reformatted. I wish I would know who
arranged that. Somebody must have been really angry, the attack was
pretty mercyless.

Antti wrote:
> Hi
> 
> V4FX Linux 2.6 by end of Aug 2006
> MB uClinux 2.6 by Dec 6 2006
> by
> http://www.lynuxworks.com
> both will be pushed to open/GPL linux tree
> 
> thats the current schedule from Xilinx
> 
> ---
> for those who are interested then the new ver 5 MicroBlaze is fully
> compatible to ver 4 - I have tested with "old" uClinux 2.4.x images
> they run succesfully in MicroBlaze v5 based systems (in Virtex-4
> targets).
> 
> Official support for Virtex-5 MicroBlaze (ver 5) will be included in
> EDK 8.2 SP2
> 
> Xilant XSIM simulator supporting MicroBlaze (and capable to run
> different uClinux versions) will shortly be available (Xilinx VP
> simulator currently does not succesfully boot uclinux).

Thanks Antti.
  Any info on what has changed in V5 MB ?

( or is V5 just a tweak to have a compile-time variant that runs better 
on the V5 silicon ? )
  Do you know if WebPACK users will be able to evaluate this, at least on
V4 silicon ?

[I guess not on V5 silicon, as WebPACK specifically excludes that ?]

-jg

Jim Granville schrieb:

> Antti wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > V4FX Linux 2.6 by end of Aug 2006
> > MB uClinux 2.6 by Dec 6 2006
> > by
> > http://www.lynuxworks.com
> > both will be pushed to open/GPL linux tree
> >
> > thats the current schedule from Xilinx
> >
> > ---
> > for those who are interested then the new ver 5 MicroBlaze is fully
> > compatible to ver 4 - I have tested with "old" uClinux 2.4.x images
> > they run succesfully in MicroBlaze v5 based systems (in Virtex-4
> > targets).
> >
> > Official support for Virtex-5 MicroBlaze (ver 5) will be included in
> > EDK 8.2 SP2
> >
> > Xilant XSIM simulator supporting MicroBlaze (and capable to run
> > different uClinux versions) will shortly be available (Xilinx VP
> > simulator currently does not succesfully boot uclinux).
>
> Thanks Antti.
>   Any info on what has changed in V5 MB ?
>
> ( or is V5 just a tweak to have a compile-time variant that runs better
> on the V5 silicon ? )
>   Do you know if WebPACK users will be able to evaluate this, at least on
> V4 silicon ?
>
> [I guess not on V5 silicon, as WebPACK specifically excludes that ?]
>
> -jg

MB v5 compiles ok for recent FPGAs eg s3/e, V4, etc.
having webpack and EDK 8.2 you can eval MB v5.
MB v5 Virtex-5 support is officially coming in EDK 8.2 SP2

Antti

>>>>> "Antti" == Antti  <Antti.Lukats@xilant.com> writes:

 Antti> Hi
 Antti> V4FX Linux 2.6 by end of Aug 2006

Huh? The V4FX has been nicely supported in the mainline kernel since
2.6.16 (March '06) - And V2P since 2.6.10 (Dec '04).

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard

Peter Korsgaard schrieb:

> >>>>> "Antti" == Antti  <Antti.Lukats@xilant.com> writes:
>
>  Antti> Hi
>  Antti> V4FX Linux 2.6 by end of Aug 2006
>
> Huh? The V4FX has been nicely supported in the mainline kernel since
> 2.6.16 (March '06) - And V2P since 2.6.10 (Dec '04).
>
> --
> Bye, Peter Korsgaard
Hi Peter,

I am more interested in MicroBlaze uClinux-2.6
(currently the development is stalled on 2.4)

Xilinx announcement included both ppclinux and mb-uclinux 2.6
infos so I included both as well.

For V4FX I am currently using the "Pauls" environment from Johns
website what is ppc-linux 2.4.something(released feb 2006), I was
wondering why it was 2.4 and did think there must have been a reason
for that (maybe there isnt).

I know I should try the v4fx linux without the Pauls setup (then 2.6)
but just hasnt had time for that.

Antti